Freelancers: do you charge for the time a client wants to Skype?

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Yes. All client communication is billable. Just track your dates and hours this wAy you have documentation if they ask. I’ve never had a client ask, but it’s still good practice.

I create a google sheet for every client and log date, amount of time, and what I did (if a call, I’ll add what we reviewed).

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Always. Are you Skyping with grandma? No. It’s work

Yep, any meetings that are even discussing the upcoming work are your time being used for their project. Even back and forth of emails. Hit start on that timer.

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